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365:, the commercialization of Afro-Cuban music was restricted. Nonetheless, Valdés managed to make several recordings in the early 1960s before effectively halting her recording career. In 1959, she recorded her debut album, which comprised one side of secular Afro-Cuban music, recorded in collaboration with Los Bucaneros under the direction of Rafael Somavilla and
369:, and one side of religious Santería music featuring Jesús Pérez and his group, Isupo Irawo (a new incarnation of the Coro Yoruba y Tambores Batá). The recordings were made at the former Panart studios and later released by Panart Nacionalizada when the label was taken over by the Cuban government. Between 1959 and 1960, she recorded with percussionist
244:'s influential rumba ensemble Los Roncos. Unlike her mother, his father did not want her daughter to become a musician, so she started her career as a nun in the black congregation Hermanas Oblatas de la Providencia. However, she soon began to stand out as a singer, winning several prizes awarded by the radio show
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radio station. During the early 1950s, Valdés recorded more Santería tunes with the so-called Coro Yoruba y
Tambores Batá, an ensemble directed by batá drummer Jesús Pérez and featuring other drummers such as Virgilio Ramírez, Trinidad Torregrosa and Carlos Aldama, as well as other singers:
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singers to be recorded. Her debut album was released at the start of the 1960s, when the Cuban government nationalized the record industry. She then went on hiatus before making a comeback in the 1980s with a series of albums entitled
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under the direction of Andrés Alén and Ramón Huerta, and featuring
Guillermo Barreto and Jacqueline Castellanos among others. The album was released in 1990 by EGREM (Cuba) and Fonomusic (Spain). In 1991, she sang in
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thanks to his sisters, who lived with Valdés at the congregation. With
Morales, Valdés gained exposure due to their performances which were broadcast by Radio Cadena Suaritos on Sundays. In 1944, she met musicologist
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Miller, Ivor (1995). "The Singer as
Priestess: Interviews with Celina González and Merceditas Valdés". In Sakolsky, Ronald B.; Ho, Fred Wei-han (eds.).
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Merceditas Valdés died on June 13, 1996, aged 73, in her hometown of Havana, almost five years after the death of her husband. Her last album,
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and the mother of percussionist Julito
Collazo. The recordings were credited to Grupo Afro-Cubano. In 1951, Valdés sang in the
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Siboney, an imprint of EGREM. The album featured again Isupo Irawo and Los Amigos (an ensemble directed by pianist
333:'s company, performing in Venezuela among other Latin American countries. In 1954, she sang "Ogguere" and "Bembé" with
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movement, who employed Valdés in his lectures about Afro-Cuban culture to exemplify the
African heritage (especially
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186:, Valdés helped popularize Afro-Cuban music throughout Latin America. In 1949, she became one of the first female
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singer who specialized in Afro-Cuban traditional music. Under the aegis of ethnomusicologists
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Some sources incorrectly cite her birth date as either
September 24 or October 14, 1928.
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singer, which earned her the nickname La Pequeña Aché de Cuba, given to her by Ortiz.
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1960: "Una pena" / "Vida, mi delirio es quererte" (Panart
Nacionalizada)
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Valdés made her first recordings of Santería music in April 1949 for
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Apart from recording, Valdés took part in several tours, some with
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Valdés resumed her recording career in 1982 with the recording of
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843:(in Spanish). Havana, Cuba: Editorial Letras Cubanas. p. 61.
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Martínez, Mayra A. (1993). "Merceditas Valdés, cantar siempre".
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1964: "Invocación a Elegua y a Changó" / "Tasca-Tasca" (EGREM)
256:. She then joined the orchestra of pianist and musicologist
790:(in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain: Puvill Libros. p. 34.
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Merceditas Valdés with her Big Band - The Final Recordings
976:(in Spanish). Havana, Cuba: Ediciones Unión. p. 319.
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1964: "Muriéndome de risa" / "Devuélveme el coco" (EGREM)
345:. In 1957, Valdés appeared in the Afro-Cuban themed film
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Sounding Off!: Music as Subversion/Resistance/Revolution
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and featuring Guillermo Barreto). Several LPs followed:
523:(ICD) – with others under the direction of Carlos Ansa
170:(September 24, 1922 – June 13, 1996), better known as
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with Sergio Vitier's Grupo Oru. In 1989, she sang in
373:. In 1960 and 1961, she recorded carnival music with
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1957: "Er día que nací yo" / "Ya me cansé" (Puchito)
435:, an album of classic Cuban recordings presented as
880:"Magia y estética en el canto de la "Pequeña Ashé""
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946:Fernández, Raúl; Carp, David M.; Sanabria, Bobby.
213:and continued performing until her death in 1996.
685:Encyclopedic Discography of Cuban Music 1925-1960
301:show directed by Enrique González Mántici at the
506:(Panart) – with others under the direction of
419:(1993), the latter two in collaboration with
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687:. Florida International University Libraries
516:(Panart Nacionalizada) – with Los Bucaneros
908:(in Spanish). Valencia, Spain: La Máscara.
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273:) of Cuban music. Thus, Valdés became an
810:"Merceditas Valdes in her 85th birthday"
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878:Reyes Fortún, José (February 7, 2014).
705:Ariel, Sigfredo (2006). Liner notes to
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991:"Muere la cantante Merceditas Valdés"
318:. She also recorded two EPs for SMC (
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265:, one of the main exponents of the
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285:First recordings and rise to fame
1107:Spanish-language singers of Cuba
1087:20th-century Cuban women singers
1019:"Cuba llora a Merceditas Valdés"
585:Canto oriundo lucumí (1 & 2)
248:, where she sang songs such as "
1102:Yoruba-language singers of Cuba
734:. Bath, UK: Tumi. p. 220.
709:. Havana, Cuba: EGREM. CD 0808.
756:"Merceditas Valdés: Biography"
599:1961: "Ochún" / "Yemayá" (INC)
1:
925:. New York, NY: Autonomedia.
1027:(in Spanish). June 14, 1996
999:(in Spanish). June 14, 1996
904:Gómez, José Manuel (1995).
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322:'s Spanish Music Center):
906:Guía esencial de la salsa
855:"Advance Record Releases"
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867:(23): 128. June 4, 1949.
972:Valdés, Alicia (2005).
731:Cuban Music from A to Z
203:. She also appeared in
58:La Pequeña Aché de Cuba
728:Orovio, Helio (2004).
423:. In 1988, she toured
246:Corte Suprema del Arte
168:Mercedes Valdés Granit
48:Mercedes Valdés Granit
38:Background information
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389:Late career and death
841:Cubanos en la música
487:and Diploma of Merit
456:, released in 1997.
814:Radio Cadena Habana
707:Las voces del siglo
678:"Merceditas Valdés"
237:Día de las Mercedes
234:, on September 24 (
226:Valdés was born in
199:and rumba ensemble
401:Frank Emilio Flynn
197:Frank Emilio Flynn
73:September 24, 1922
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788:Pasión de rumbero
578:Singles & EPs
544:Orishas: Aché III
514:Merceditas Valdés
475:Awards and honors
447:Spirits of Havana
356:Guillermo Barreto
254:Margarita Lecuona
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91:(1996-06-13)
16:Cuban singer
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1077:1922 births
492:Discography
415:(1990) and
379:Los Papines
1071:Categories
741:0822332124
637:References
551:Cubanísimo
453:Chamalongo
433:Cubanísimo
361:After the
308:Celia Cruz
228:Cayo Hueso
222:Early life
122:Instrument
114:Occupation
69:1922-09-24
44:Birth name
1024:El Tiempo
353:timbalero
135:1949–1996
1047:"Aché V"
761:AllMusic
411:(1989),
409:Aché III
407:(1988),
279:Santería
188:Santería
174:, was a
117:Musician
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691:May 25,
606:(EGREM)
558:Aché IV
546:(EGREM)
539:(EGREM)
537:Aché II
532:(EGREM)
504:Santero
437:medleys
413:Aché IV
405:Aché II
316:Santero
152:Puchito
150:, SMC,
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312:Panart
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291:Victor
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271:Yoruba
250:Babalú
148:Panart
144:Victor
140:Labels
125:Vocals
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